- Featuring Horror Tales Created By The Boulet Brothers, Steve Orlando and Pro
Wrestler Danhausen, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Stars Katya Zamolodchikova, Alaska
Thunderfuck 5000, Yvie Oddly, ‘American Horror Story’ Director Axelle Carolyn,
Steve Foxe and Isaac Goodhart
Los Angeles, CA (July 2021) — Hello Uglies. Heavy Metal Entertainment is thrilled to
announce that The Boulet Brothers, the legendary horror hosts, producers, drag icons, and
creators of reality competition TV series The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, will be taking over this
year’s Halloween issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.
and demented worlds with their own scary stories as well as horror tales created by Steve
Orlando (Wonder Woman, Starward) and pro wrestler Danhausen; RuPaul’s Drag Race stars
Katya Zamolodchikova, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Yvie Oddly; American Horror Story director
Axelle Carolyn; Steve Foxe (Razorblades, Party & Prey) and artist Isaac Goodhart (Catwoman,
Postal). The gorgeous and glamorous cover is created by artist Dan Quintana (Batman,
Something is Killing the Children covers).
“Taking over Heavy Metal Magazine for Halloween is one of the things we are most excited
about this coming season. Heavy Metal Magazine is iconic and it’s an honour to appear on the
cover and to actually be able to write a few comics of our own for the issue. A lot of people
aren’t aware of this but we actually got our start in the comic book industry, so being able to
connect the place where we started in comics to where we are working now in horror, drag and
television is a full circle moment and we couldn’t be more thrilled,” said Dracmorda Boulet.
Added Swanthula Boulet: “We were also really excited to be able to work with our friend Steve
Orlando on this who we feel is one of the most driven comic book writers working today. Steve
worked with us and some of our friends from the drag and horror space to also develop their
own stories for the issue, so you’re going to see original comics from Katya, Alaska, Yvie Oddly
and (American Horror Story director) Axelle Carolyn as well. They all did a great job and we
can’t wait for audiences to see the finished product.”
“The Boulet Brothers and Heavy Metal—what an incredible pairing to help bring together for this
Halloween!” remarked Steve Orlando. “Here we've got a meeting of icons known for subversion,
pushing the envelope, questioning the expected and unquestionably pushing creativity forward.
Whether it's comics, prose, drag, horror, filth, or glamour, these icons are more than
trendsetters—they're trendbusters, trendbreakers. So am I excited to be part of this first of its
kind Halloween Takeover? Hell yes! There's an awesome Halloween artefact coming your way
from all involved, including first-ever comics work from pro wrestler and blimp-enthusiast
Danhausen and co-creator of the blazing new hit horror comics anthology Razorblades, Steve
Foxe!”
Heavy Metal CEO Matthew Medney said: "Heavy Metal is always about pushing the envelope,
pushing the narrative, and creating conversation in the pop culture zeitgeist. Teaming up with
The Boulet Brothers helps to move forward our narrative of inclusion, freedom of choice, and
being your most beautiful self. We cannot wait to share this issue dreamed up by the crazy
glamorous, disgustingly outrageous minds of Swanthula and Dracmorda Boulet, and many
incredibly talented nightmarish creators, in this audacious tale told through the Heavy Metal
lens.”
The Boulet Brothers Halloween Takeover issue of Heavy Metal Magazine (issue #311) will be
available on October 27th in comic shops, bookstores, and online on Comixology, GlobalComix,
and at heavymetal.com, and will be available for pre-order. The special issue is priced at
$13.99.
First published in 1977, Heavy Metal Magazine, the world's foremost illustrated fantasy
magazine, explores fantastic and surrealistic worlds, alternate realities, science fiction and
thrillers, in the past, present, and future. Writers and illustrators from around the world take you
to places you never dreamed existed. Heavy Metal Magazine was the first magazine to bring
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